novelraw Chapter 147 : Chapter 147
Chapter 147 : Chapter 147
Chapter 147 - Sky-Jade Staining Might
“There’s a limit to teasing!”
A powerful palm force erupted from Hyeokri Hong’s fingertips.
At the menacing momentum that seemed to want to destroy the entire inn, the surrounding merchants all covered their heads and flattened themselves on the ground.
“Hiiik! What is happening!”
“I told you he should have teased her in moderation!”
“Somehow, she seems stronger than when she was fighting the Hojubang…?!”
The palm force the merchants had seen from Hyeokri Hong was just the tip of the iceberg.
When fighting the Hojubang, it was a very inconvenient situation to draw out her internal energy because of the swaying ship.
Now that she could draw out her full power, her Mad Dog's Barking Palm was enough to make even the experienced first-class escorts cringe.
However.
Biyoung, who was facing her, just grinned.
“It seems I’ve caused a misunderstanding.”
After saying that, Biyoung extended one hand.
Buuuung….
Soon, with a sound like the flapping of a hornet’s wings, a white halo of light poured out from his palm.
Kwaaaa!
The rampaging Mad Dog's Barking Palm and Biyoung’s palm force clashed in mid-air.
Then, the Mad Dog's Barking Palm, which had been raging ferociously as if to blow away the building, disappeared as if it had never been there.
Pasusususu….
“!!!”
The eyes of the merchants widened at the way the Mad Dog's Barking Palm had disappeared so easily.
‘That powerful palm force, so easily…!’
‘Young Hero Biyoung wasn't just a master of swordsmanship!’
‘And with just one hand… are there only monsters in the Diancang Sect?’
A strange silence fell, belying the commotion from a moment ago.
Hyeokri Hong was still snorting, as if her anger had not yet subsided.
“Hmph…!”
She acted like an adult whenever she had the chance, but she was still a girl in her early teens.
She had jumped up and down with joy, thinking it was a gift.
But instead of the jewelry she wanted, a blunt, blackish object that the Yewi Twin Tyrants had used had come out, so she couldn’t help but be furious.
And wasn’t that object the one that Chu Gap had been wearing on his toe or ankle?
It was nauseating enough to use an object that someone had carried on their body, but for Hyeokri Hong, it was an unbearable insult.
It would have been better if he had just said there was nothing.
What reason was there to mock a person by lying like this?
As the people were looking back and forth between Hyeokri Hong and Biyoung, a tall, handsome man approached Hyeokri Hong.
“……?”
Then, he tapped her head with the end of his scabbard. Kong!
“Ouch!”
“???”
Hyeokri Hong raised her head in surprise.
She had never expected this man to do such a thing.
“Senior Brother Absolute Protector?”
He was already a blunt man, but at this moment, his expression and voice were as hard as stone.
“The rules of the sect are strict. If you use your martial arts against a senior brother one more time, I will tie your hands and feet and take you to the Sect Leader.”
“…………I was wrong.”
Hyeokri Hong obediently bowed her head.
Absolute Protector was a man who only said what was necessary.
If such a man personally stepped forward to punish her, it was proof that her fault was that great.
But even if she understood with her head, her emotions could not.
Not only was she mocked by Biyoung, but she was also scolded by Absolute Protector, and suddenly, a wave of sadness washed over her.
“Hic…!!”
Soon, transparent tears began to stream down from her jewel-like eyes.
“Y-Young lady!!”
Sedong was startled and offered a handkerchief, but Hyeokri Hong just stood there and cried.
It seemed beauty shone at all times.
He hadn’t noticed when she was chattering incessantly, but seeing her shed tears without a word like this, she looked so pitiful and pathetic.
Sedong had no choice but to wipe Hyeokri Hong’s face with his own hand.
Swish.
As the situation reached this point, everyone’s gaze focused on one person.
On the man who had handed the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard to the girl.
“Eh? Why are you looking at me?”
Yes.
You bastard.
This is all.
All your fault.
Did you really have to.
Mock a young girl like that.
To feel satisfied, huh!!
They wanted to shout the reprimand out loud, but since that bastard was no ordinary psycho either, they couldn’t bring themselves to do it.
They could only glare at him like this, cursing him with their eyes.
Even Absolute Protector, who had chided Hyeokri Hong!
“Heo. Good grief.”
Biyoung slowly walked and stood in front of Hyeokri Hong.
Then, he smirked and opened his mouth.
“I’m telling you, this is really good stuff.”
“!!!”
The faces of the merchants contorted.
‘That… that vicious bastard!!’
‘Can you joke in a situation like this?’
‘What’s so good about the thing Chu Gap had on his foot!’
As if she remembered Absolute Protector’s scolding, Hyeokri Hong wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and answered calmly.
“Isn’t it enough that you’ve been teasing this junior sister?”
“I have no choice. I’ll have to show you myself.”
“?”
A large question mark appeared above Hyeokri Hong’s head.
The state of the other merchants was not much different.
Biyoung picked up the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard that had fallen on the floor and dusted it off.
Then, he put his arm through the hole of the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard.
“My wrist is enough for me, but it’ll be a little big for you, junior sister. You can wear it on your forearm or something.”
“What are you doing…”
“Watch carefully.”
Biyoung showed a picturesque smile and then drew out his internal energy.
Then….
Woooooong!!
A radiant light began to erupt from around the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard.
Before injecting internal energy, it was just a blackish object.
But once it accepted the internal energy, a beautiful jade color, more beautiful than the beautiful Elm Leaf Lake, burst forth.
Hyeokri Hong, who had been staring as if mesmerized, muttered with a blank face.
“Sword Aura…?”
It was something similar to a kind of Sword Aura.
Just as a martial artist’s internal energy is contained in a blade, the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard was also clearly absorbing Biyoung’s internal energy.
What was most surprising was that even though a long time had passed since he had started injecting internal energy, the color only deepened, and it didn’t break.
It wasn’t just any internal energy, but the internal energy of Biyoung, who was circulating the Profound Heaven's True Energy Unification Art.
Any weapon made by an ordinary craftsman would have already been destroyed.
Smirk.
Biyoung showed a faint smile.
It was the face of an older brother who had prepared a treasure for his younger sister.
Swish.
Biyoung’s hand, wearing the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard, pointed towards the sky.
And soon, a destructive palm force erupted from his palm.
Kwarururung!
“?!”
“Hiiik!”
The momentum was so great that a sound like thunder erupted.
The immense internal energy condensed in the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard soared towards the sky.
A wide and powerful jade-colored palm force embroidered the entire sky.
‘He deliberately shot it at the sky.’
Absolute Protector thought so with an indifferent face.
What if he had discharged the palm force of today, which had spread high and wide into the sky, forward?
The surrounding inn would have been completely blown away.
“Wow…”
Sedong, who was watching this, couldn’t help but admire it.
Biyoung’s immense skill was nothing new, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
But an object that could condense internal energy of this much power.
He didn’t know how Chu Gap had obtained it, but it was not an object he should have been wearing in the first place.
“It’s a divine object…”
It wasn’t just a dirty and shabby object.
This was a divine object that anyone who used palm attacks would go crazy for.
“…………”
Hyeokri Hong’s expression changed from moment to moment.
When Biyoung approached, she was still on the verge of tears,
When he drew out his internal energy, she had a bewildered expression.
When she witnessed the destructive palm force, she opened her mouth wide like Sedong,
And finally, now….
“Kkeung…”
She was fidgeting like a puppy that needed to do its business.
It had only been a few minutes since she had shed tears, saying she didn’t like the object.
But now, Hyeokri Hong too had recognized the true value of the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard.
The Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard was an object that all who used palm attacks would covet.
And Hyeokri Hong was also a martial artist who used palm attacks.
“Could you… give it to this junior sister to try?”
“Why. Are you going to gather your energy properly this time and blow me away?”
“Th-That’s not it, you know?”
Biyoung burst out laughing once and then obediently handed the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard to Hyeokri Hong.
“Ugh…”
Hyeokri Hong’s eyes narrowed slightly.
It looked as shabby as ever.
Even if it wasn’t jewelry, most weapons had their own kind of style.
But the impression the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard gave was only bluntness and crudeness.
However.
She had clearly seen it.
The moment she injected internal energy into this object, a radiant light, more brilliant than any gem in the world, would burst forth.
Swish.
Hyeokri Hong put the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard on her forearm.
The memory of it being wrapped around Chu Gap’s ankle made her feel nauseous.
But she soon closed her eyes and circulated her internal energy.
In terms of palm force, she was a cut above the other young disciples of the Diancang Sect.
Not only did she have an immense amount of internal energy accumulated in her body, but she also had a genius-like sense for manipulating the energy in her body.
Thus, infusing internal energy into the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard was no trouble at all.
Buuuung!
“Ooh!”
Exclamations of admiration burst from the mouths of the merchants.
Just as Biyoung had done before, a radiant jade color appeared on Hyeokri Hong’s forearm.
‘It’s pretty.’
At the beautiful color, Hyeokri Hong almost lost her concentration.
She gathered her internal energy to its limit and transferred it to the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard, and soon, a dazzling light burst forth in all directions.
It was enough internal energy to make even Biyoung, who had handed over the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard, let out a hollow laugh.
‘Gramps has raised a monster.’
He always felt it, but just how much effort had he poured into his granddaughter?
The result soon poured out towards the sky.
Kwarung!
Just as Biyoung had shown before, a domineering palm force embroidered the sky with a clap of thunder.
For a moment, it felt as if the color of the sky had changed.
“Yeah!”
“Awesome!”
“That’s sick!”
At the scene, the merchants cheered.
Although it wasn’t as powerful as what Biyoung had shown, it was an energy that was incomparable to the likes of the Mad Dog's Barking Palm she had used before(?).
The fact that even the merchants who didn’t know much about martial arts could immediately feel it meant that the effect of the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard was that certain.
“Senior Brother…”
Hyeokri Hong, her face drenched in sweat, asked Biyoung.
“Since this is an item you gave to this junior sister… is it alright if I name the martial art as well?”
“Of course.”
“I will name it Sky-Jade Staining Might.”
“The power that stains the sky jade-colored… sounds plausible.”
Plop.
With those words, Hyeokri Hong fell into Biyoung’s arms.
Biyoung was surprised and looked down to see that she seemed to have already lost consciousness.
She had pushed herself to the limit, wringing out her internal energy to fill the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard.
It was also proof that the vessel of the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard was that large.
There had been twists and turns, but now the Thousand-Pound Ankle Guard had become Hyeokri Hong’s main weapon.
It was the moment when the tiger of internal energy, who had no rival in Jianghu in terms of age, had been given wings.
***
“Still no news. Could something have gone wrong?”
The scheduled time for their return had long since passed.
It was unlikely, but even if they had succeeded in their trade, they should have arrived by now.
“If anything were to happen to our younger brother…”
The eldest son of the Yi Family Clan.
Yi Hae-dong looked at Steward So Hyeon with a feigned worried expression.
“Surely nothing has happened. He took plenty of first-class escorts, so no misfortune should have befallen them.”
So Hyeon gave a very general answer, but his true feelings were different.
‘If you’re going to manage your expression, do it properly.’
Hae-dong’s eyes were furrowed as if in great worry, but his mouth below was smirking.
For Hae-dong, the best result was not the failure of the trade.
The misfortune that So Hyeon had just mentioned was the ideal result he most desired.
If possible, it would be good for everyone if he never returned.
He was a half-brother he couldn’t bring himself to kill with his own hands.
But to go to Elm Leaf Lake on his own accord.
Could there be a bigger jackpot?
It was when Hae-dong and So Hyeon were continuing their insincere words and expressions.
“Young Master! Young Master!”
An urgent voice came from outside.
“What is this commotion?”
“Young Master Yi has returned!”
“What?”
Yi Hae-dong jumped up from his seat in surprise.
It was a bit late, but the timing was too coincidental.
Wasn’t it a date that seemed as if he had accomplished everything and returned?
‘Surely… it can’t be?’
Yi Hae-dong and So Hyeon rushed out and walked with quick steps.
The two who had been chattering on just a moment ago now moved their legs busily with their mouths firmly shut.
The place they were heading to was the main building of the Yi Family Clan.
Where the Family Head, Yi Gwon-su, was.